Maya (greybaby) was such an amazing little girl. Words truly cannot express just how amazing she was. I can confidently say she truly taught me unconditional love. There were many days where I would find myself missing her throughout the day and wishing I could get out of work just to go home and be with her. The greatest highlight of my day was coming home and walking through the front door....the excitement she would display melted my heart.

As I write this I find myself pausing and reflecting on life with Maya and feeling varying emotions so intensely....

I have loved all of our greybabies (she was the 3rd we've had to say goodbye to), but with Maya it was much different. I cannot explain it, there was just this amazing connection. It was something that developed immediately, before she became one of our children.

It's kinda funny actually. We met Maya at our friends place, we had went over for a coffee and discuss having Phoebe (our first grey) stay with her while we went to Spain for a couple of weeks. I remember sitting on the couch and watching Maya as she was...being Maya I guess (I find myself chuckling to myself as I write this...she was just so....quirky). At one point our friend stepped out of the room and Maya came over to the coffee table and slyly stole a cookie! It was hiliarious! Both Maya (wife) and I were stunned but immediately found the humor in it (we never bothered to say anything to our friend either...hell I don't think she's aware to this day)

We had a pizza incident exactly like that years later, but that story is for a different day...

I digress.

Anyways, It was then and there I fell so in love with that little girl and as fate (if there is such a thing) would have it, shortly thereafter we ended up bringing her into our home and having her as one of our own.

What I wouldn't do to be able to hold her one more time, to be able to smell her fur, to see her dance when about to be fed, her awkward zoomies.....

She took such a huge part of my heart when she went away.

So many fantastic memories. The adventures we've had with that little one, I could easily write a novel.

If you have a furbaby, go give them snuggles...no... give them lots of snuggles, take them on an adventure, give them their favorite snack, go create positive memories for the both of you to share.

They are finite, as are we. Make best the time you have with them because you will regret the times you don't...

Love them unconditionally

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“No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training… what a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.” – Socrates

Leg Press was in the shitter today, I was on a different machine today and it doesn't seem to give me the same freedoms as the other one. Oh well, it isn't worth sweating over.

Sitting at 208, summer is around the corner and I'm locked in with the dadbod...starting to wonder if I'll ever be strong enough again to get back to single digit BF.

Sad thing is, I need to drop weight for my hernia surgery and yet....here I am spinning my wheels with my nutrition. I really need to get my shit together.

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“No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training… what a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.” – Socrates

Deads are going well, I'm cautiously moving the weight up and so far the herns is taking it well . I failed out on the wrist curls big time! I didn't have my training sheet with me so I totally forgot what I did the week before so I winged it a bit and was totally off the mark...sad thing is, I again forgot my training sheet at work. Fack! So my Monday work out might be interesting.

'tis the weekend.

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“No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training… what a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.” – Socrates

I got to the gym late so I missed out on the Barbell Rows...shame. I'm getting to the point where shit is getting tough as hell to push clean. So I might start pushing for more reps vs. more weight. Either way I'm making progress and that's all that matters. I was happy with the 175 lbs military press I have to admit, I'm excited that I'm getting closer to that coveted 205 lbs military press.

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“No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training… what a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.” – Socrates

Damn son, color me impressed. Great job on those 175 military presses.

The +35 chins are no joke either.

Thanks

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“No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training… what a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.” – Socrates

Again I got to the gym late so I was rushing and didn't complete my workout. I just wasn't into my training like I should have been, off day.

Shit happens, life moves on.

Diet has been in the shitter still and my weight has made it's way to 212....man it doesn't take me long to turn into a fat fuck!

I should write a book on how to get fat, I seem to be good at it.

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“No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training… what a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.” – Socrates

“No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training… what a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.” – Socrates

I'm thinking of dropping the weight on the calf raises and the wrist curls. I'm feeling I'm not getting the range of motion I'd like with both. I'm feeling it where I need to, but I think there is too much momentum in certain areas of the lifts.

Deadlifts are climbing, the herns is taking it in stride so I'll keep doing what I'm doing.

Diet = shitter

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“No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training… what a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.” – Socrates